Times staff, wires
Monday, February 28, 2011
TAMPA — Now that is how you do Senior Night.
Leondra Doomes-Stephens, playing in her final college home game, led USF with a career-best 25 points and 13 rebounds to guide the Bulls to a 58-55 upset of No. 17 Georgetown at the Sun Dome on Monday night.
"I had a lot of confidence (Monday), and my team played hard with me," said Doomes-Stephens, who added four assists and zero turnovers. "Every time I shot the ball, I always thought it was going in."
Doomes-Stephens, who went 8-for-11 from the field, had her first double double, and she and fellow guard Andrea Smith (24 points) were the only Bulls to score in the final 13 minutes. Smith was clutch down the stretch, scoring eight of USF's final nine, including four free throws in the final 1:06.
USF (13-18, 3-13 Big East) opened Big East play 1-13 but finished the regular season with back-to-back wins. The last time the Bulls beat a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 was against DePaul on Feb. 5, 2008.
The Bulls, who made 10 of 24 3-pointers, will have the 13th seed in the Big East Tournament, opening play Friday against 12th-seeded Pittsburgh.
NO. 1 UCONN 82, SYRACUSE 47: Maya Moore had 23 points as the host Huskies (29-1, 16-0) completed their ninth undefeated Big East regular season.
NO. 12 DEPAUL 70, NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 69: Felicia Chester had 20 points, and her layup with six seconds left lifted the host Blue Demons (26-5, 13-3 Big East) after the Irish (24-6, 13-3) erased a five-point deficit in the final 1:49.
UC 65, NO. 20 MARQUETTE 62: Shareese Ulis had 20 points and had six of the host Bearcats' 13 3-pointers as Cincinnati stunned the Golden Eagles (22-7, 10-6 Big East).
NO. 3 BAYLOR: Senior guard Melissa Jones was being evaluated by doctors a day after hitting her head while diving for a loose ball. She is questionable for Wednesday night's game.
AP POLL: Miami moved from 12th to 10th and FSU stayed at No. 14. Connecticut remained No. 1.
Men
KANSAS ST. 75, NO. 7 TEXAS 70: Rodney McGruder had 22 points as the Wildcats handed the Longhorns (24-6, 12-3 Big 12) their second straight loss and third in four games.
NO. 8 NOTRE DAME 93, NO. 19 VILLANOVA 72: Tim Abromaitis hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 30, and Ben Hansbrough had 30 points and 10 assists in his final home game as the Irish (24-5, 13-4) routed the Wildcats (21-9, 9-8) to secure a double bye in the Big East Tournament.
DEPAUL: Freshman and top scorer Cleveland Melvin will miss the rest of the season with a sprained left thumb.
AP POLL: Ohio State returned to No. 1, marking the third week in a row a new team topped the poll. Florida dropped one spot to 14th. Utah State entered at No. 25, replacing Temple.
Information from Times wires was used in this report.